I wanted to start Jessie pulling me on my skate soon...
Usually I start slow, obviously it's on concrete and I don't want her to ruin her pads or hurt her joints.

Thing is, I'm always thinking, when do I know she's good for a long pull?
She never seems tired (but hey that,s how bullies are) , and quite frankly never seems to get ''more conditioned'' after a while.

I'm buying her a new padded harness soon, I'm so excited to start and so is she! Every time I grab the leash + skate comnibation, she goes bersek!

She's 4. I've been doing it for the few last years, just not extensively but this summer I'll be having more time for this, and we're looking forward to it! The bike isn't an option with her, she is scared of the wheels because we've had to make a quick turn once and it rubbed against her. I was just thinking, by ''building up''...

How long every time at first? How fast?
When to start going longer and faster?
It's the building up part I'm puzzled by, I've always just hopped on my skate, and off we went for like 15 minutes at a time.

see i cant even jog with chance becuase he runs in front of you and everything, he doesnt walk on a leash that way, but running or anything else...he has tripped me twice!! i mean i am blonde (read my signature before you get mad) and clumsy, do you think he learned it from me??? haha jk
seriously though, becuase of that i get scared to run with him, he would rather chase me or jump at me then run straight ahead???

... You should get him a jogging belt... It's a big belt that you attach your leash too, so the dog stays in front of you. Or besides you. You just have to teach him not to move from say, front to side or side to side, and you should be fine. Just start slow, bring treats...

I'm still trying to teach Jessie "left" and "right", without success. She got her butt touched by the bike wheel once, so not she's all nervous and anticipates turns, buton the skate she's still a little goofy. I have to buy her that new harness, too.

he knows the comman switch, i use it when people are walking next to us or something, i have him switch sides, if he can get that, i am sure i can get him to stop running in front of me or jumping at me, he doesnt realize how big he is sometimes!!

my dog wont pull at all. Skate boarding is much better then roller blading, because you can jump off at any time! i would start off easy and get harder as time passes, that was already stated but i wanted to add it again.